Combining martial arts with lifting?

69Cobalt · 2015-06-14T20:31:28+00:00

Depends on the martial art. For bjj I'd say aside from the first few weeks or when you first start rolling you might be a little sore adapting but it's def doable. Bjj is pretty light on the muscles,mostly technique compared to other combat sports like wrestling,boxing,mma etc... Which would interfere with some lifting

BrunoOh · 2015-06-14T20:49:08+00:00

I play a sport that's fairly heavy on running around (think something like soccer). I can't do squats earlier that day without sacrificing performance and comfort during practice.

idle_reception · 2015-06-14T21:11:49+00:00

We lifted three times a week with wrestling. Never had an issue (don't know if you'd consider it a martial arts but same idea)

vandaalen · 2015-06-14T22:48:39+00:00

Depends on the mass you've build.

In general your muscles need to be trained to be both good at aerobe and anaerobe energy production. The problem with having many muscles from lifting is that they will consume much energy and you'll be exhausted and gasing much earlier.

When you are doing martial arts like BJJ you also use muscles you weren't even aware you had. As said here before it takes some time to adapt and I think that you won't feel very motivated to go lifting the day after training for the first weeks. I was completely untrained when I started MMA and there were days where I could barely walk.

You'll also be much more exhausted because your stamina will need to develop. If you are doing HIIT as a supplement to lifting you should be fine though.

Also if you are planning to do tournaments one day, weight is also a big factor, especially if you're doing a martial art which involves striking, since you're most likely to meet people who are bigger than you and you need unproportionally more skill to make up for advantage of reach.

I have some guys who used to do some serious lifting at my MMA-gym, and they all still lift, but curbed it and refrain from bulking and they've all significantly lost mass. Some of them also had some serious injuries which most likely were the result of over-training. After all doing a martial art involves a high risk of injury and if you are exhausted, unfocused and your muscles are eventually in regeneration mode, the risk of i.e. bending your knee and fucking it up seriously is significantly higher.

Squats, bench presses and those alike are definetly benefitial for martial arts. After observing the kettle bell training at my gym, and after one of my coaches recommended it, I came to the conlcusion that I will incorparated it in my routines. Many of the exercices depict exactly the movements you do when grappling, like i.e. sweeps.

NidStyles · 2015-06-14T22:50:06+00:00

Deadlifts are great with BJJ, as are any of the lifts that build core stability and joint integrity. You just can not slack on your mobility work though..

London-Bananas · 2015-06-15T11:51:15+00:00

I box and lift, and if you really want to box competitively don't do it. Bigger muscles will tire you out much faster and your punches will be slower.

I manage because I'm tall af and have a big reach advantage, and I have a lot of endurance.

Title	Combining martial arts with lifting?
Author	blackknightalpha
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Date	June 14, 2015 8:10 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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